David Skrbina taught philosophy at the University of Michigan, Dearborn from 2003 to 2018, but apparently without receiving tenure; most recently, he held a temporary position at the University of Helsinki. He has been a promoter of BDS, even claiming that by fighting back against Hamas, Israelis “have forfeited the right to exist.” More on David Skrbina, and on his alter ego, the neo-Nazi Holocaust-denier Thomas Dalton, can be found here: “BDS-supporting philosophy professor outed as a prominent neo-Nazi writer,” Elder of Ziyon, March 19, 2025:
David Skrbina was a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Michigan, Dearborn from 2003 to 2018 and more recently at the University of Helsinki. While he was in Dearborn he was an active supporter of BDS, writing op-eds and being interviewed as a leading BDS campaigner on campus.
His personal webpage has a statement written soon after the October 7 attacks, saying,
STATEMENT ON PALESTINE (1 Nov 2023)
I call on all people of conscience to stand with Palestine, and against the criminal Jewish state. I call on everyone to boycott, divest, and sanction Israel — permanently. Through their criminal actions, they have forfeited their right to exist.
Recall the words of Martin Heidegger: “planetary master criminals” (in Trawny, Heidegger and the Myth of a Jewish World Conspiracy; 2015: 33)
Heidegger was a Nazi early on, joining the party in 1933. He was Rector of Freiburg, where he oversaw the firing of all of the Jewish faculty. He never expressed regret for his behavior as a loyal supporter of the regime from 1933 to 1945.
That Heidegger quote is curious. Most people believe that his writings about “planetary master criminals” refers to Jews. He elsewhere wrote about “the basis for the peculiar predetermination of Jewry [Judenschaft] for planetary criminality,” which aligns with Skrbina’s emphasis on the “criminal Jewish state.”
This suggests that Skrbina’s hate for Israel is not political but antisemitic. Now we now [sic] that is true.
… Skrbina had another persona, “Thomas Dalton PhD.,” who is an infamous and prolific neo-Nazi antisemitic author and Holocaust denier….
While appearing on the antisemitic Keith Barrett podcast in December, Skrbina accidentally logged in as Dalton, and Barrett noted this and even joked about it, noting that he saw Daltons’ profile with Skrbina’s photo….
This double-headed monster, Skrbina/Dalton, has divided up the dirty work between them. The former is the hater of Israel and proponent of BDS, the latter the hater of all Jews, through time and space, and a denier of the Holocaust. But Skrbina is also a deep antisemite, and his alter ego, alias, doppelganger — call him what you will — the neo-Nazi Thomas Dalton, hates all Jews, but right now has focused his fury on the Jewish state. Choose your poison.
Patrick says
I’m sick of BDS proponents, all are mouthpieces/parrots for Islam/Muslims. I wouldn’t be surprised if Islam funds BDS. I’m surprised racist Roger Waters wasn’t mentioned, he’s a vicious racist, antisemite.
Cynthia says
The lie that anti Israel is not anti Semitism is belied here. This is usually the case with the thinly veiled criticism of Israel meant to stir up Jew hatred worldwide.
How else do you explain the Human Rights committee only condemning Israel and not the genocide of Christians throughout the Middle East and Africa by Islam?
Blougeoisie says
So why can’t these all powerful choose stop him?
Maybe he’s the master jew. He needs to be forcibly 23&Me’ed
Westman says
Why is it that the party which claims it wants peace and love in the world causes rancor and destruction on college campuses, praises Hamas terrorists, threatens Jews, supports war in Ukraine, wants BDS, throws Molotov cocktails at Tesla dealer cars and chargers, burns and damages parts of Portland and Seattle, causing, likely, multi-billion dollar losses? It is certainly the party of child-like temper tantrums in a Goliath body. A tantrum in a child is temporary setback in maturity, in an adult it is the incremental path to evil.
David Skrbina: “Through their criminal actions, they [Israel] have forfeited their right to exist.”
True Nazi/Fascist thinking. Absolute, black and white, with the demand to use the power of the state to support any actions – “The end justifies the means.”
Westman says
Why is it that the party which claims it wants peace and love in the world causes rancor and destruction on college campuses, praises Hamas terrorists, threatens Jews, supports war in Ukraine, wants BDS, throws Molotov cocktails at Tesla dealer cars and chargers, burns and damages parts of Portland and Seattle, causing, likely, multi-billion dollar losses? It is certainly the party of child-like temper tantrums in a Goliath body. A tantrum in a child is temporary setback in maturity, in an adult it is the incremental path to evil.
David Skrbina: “Through their criminal actions, they [Israel] have forfeited their right to exist.”
True Nazi/Fascist thinking. Absolute, black and white, with the demand to use the power of the state to support any actions – “The end justifies the means.”
Bagsgroove says
All theses guys are pissed off they wern’t hitler’s offsprings
Kevin Kraemer says
People like this spokehole is following in his father’s footsteps who does 3 things continually, steals, kills and destroys. He and those like him are digging their holes deeper and deeper to the point that they can never get out. Wretched souls. It is death they want and they will receive it when they are least expecting it.
Sara says
Can someone please let me know what BDS stands for? Sorry, just don’t know. Thanks!
somehistory says
boycott, divest and sanction…..all aimed at Israel.
It always makes me think of the btk serial murderer. (bind torture and kill)